John BARGH (1854 – 1915)

Name

John Bargh

Gender

Male

Birthdate

30 March 1854

Birthplace

Lancashire, England

Marriage(s)

26 October 1885
Makotuku, Manawatu

Date of death

29 July 1915

Parents

  • Samuel Bargh (1810-1893)
  • Mary Harriett Bargh, nee Wildman (1821-1860)

Partner(s)

  • Karen Malina Bargh, nee Neilson (1867-1915)

Children

  • Emmeline Mary Guilliard (1886-1963)
  • Grace Bargh (born 1889)
  • Samuel Victor Bargh (1890-1957)
  • Mavis Clare Sattrup (1897-1979)
  • Thelma Bargh (1901-1904)

Primary education

Wray Grammar School, Lancaster, England

Biography

Arrived in New Zealand on the “Euterpe”, 1879
Moved to Dannevirke
Engineer and surveyor for New Zealand Government
Engineer for Maharahara, Kumeroa, Dannevirke, Takapau, Weber and Ormondville Road Boards
Appointed sub-agent at Dannevirke for Imperial Insurance Company, 1888
Formed business partnership with Mr F Browne (Browne and Bargh), 1888
Elected to local council, 1897
Member of first licensing committee

Accession number

557514

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